Closure for bottles and the like.



No. 854,845. PATENTED MAY 28,1907.

F. T. ROBINSON.

CLOSURE FOR BOTTLES AND THE LIKE.

APPLIOATIOK mm) 1111. 20, 1904. RENEWED NOV.16,'1906.

- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK T. ROBINSON, OF OHIOIGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR To TWIN BOTTLE- CAPCOMPANY.

CLOSURE FOR BOTTLES AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28, 1907.

Application filed July 20, 1904:. Renewed November 16,1906. 36 1111343.765.

To all] whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK T. ROBINSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Closures for Bottles andthe Like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in a device to be used onbottles, jars, cans, and the like, for more securely closing the same,and it consists in certain peculiarities of the construction, novelarrangement and opera tion of the parts thereof, as will be hereinaftermore fully set forth, and specifically claimed.

The principal object of the invention, is to provide simple andeflicient means for more securelyretaining the corks or stoppers inbottles or other vessels, which may be readily applied to the mouth ofthe bottle or vessel, and easily detached or removed there from withoutthe use of an instrument.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionpertains, to make and use the same, I will nowproceed to describe it,referring to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1, is aperspective view of a portion of a bottle, showing a closure embodyingone form of my invention applied thereto. 2, is a vertical sectionalview through the closure and a portion of the neck of the bottle. Fig.3, is a plan view of one of the members of the closure. Fig. 4:, is asimilar view of the other member. Fig. 5, is a plan view showing amodification in the construction of the closure. Fig. 6, is an edge viewillustrating another modification in the construction of the device.Fig. 7, is a plan view of one of the members used in the last namedmodification.-AndFig. 8, is an enlarged fragmental sectional view of themembers, illustrated in the modification shown in Fig. 6.

Like numerals of reference refer to corresponding parts, throughout thedifferent views of the drawing The reference numeral 10, indicates theneck of a bottle, which is provided at its mouth with an externallyprojecting bead 11, as usual. The closure comprises two semi-circularmembers 12, and 13, each of which has its outer edge downturned and bentinwardly as at 14, to embrace and engage the bead 11, around the mouthof'the ottle. The member 12, is provided at the middle of its straightedge, with a tongue or extension 15, which is somewhat ductile orpliable, and is adapted to pass through a loop 16, struck up from themember 13, at the middle of its straight edge.

Instead of providing the member 12, with one tongue or extension 15,only, I may provide it with a plurality of tongues or extensions to engaea corresponding number of loops 16, on t e member 13, which tongues andloops may be located at suitable points on the straight edges of saidmembers.

In using either of the above described constructions, the tongue ortongues 15, are flexible or pliable enough to allow them to be turnedupwardly or back upon themselves overthe loops 16, after they have beenpassed through the same, thus securely holding the members in place onthe mouth of the bottle or vessel, for it is evident, that thedownturned and inwardly bent edges of the members 12, and 13, willengage and take under the bead 11 of the bottle or vessel.

In Figs. 6 to 8 inclusive, I have shown another modification whichconsists in providing the tongue 15, with a struck-up part 17, to engagethe loop 16, after the tongue shall have been passed through the same,thus reventing the separation of the two memliers. When the modificationnow under consideration is employed, the free end of the tongue 15, iscurved downwardly as at 18, to rest on the upper surface of the member13, thereby providing a spring which will hold the struck up part orprojection 17 in engagement with the loop 16, but which may be freedfrom the loop by pressing on the curved portion 18, of the tongue. Inthis modification, the outer edges of the members 12, and 18, are turneddownwardly and bent inwardly, as in the other constructions, and for thelike purpose of engaging the bead 11, on the bottle or vessel.

From the foregoing and by reference to the drawing, it will be seen andreadily understood, that my improved closure affords a very simple,cheap and efficient means for closing bottles, jars, and the like, whichcan be readily applied thereto or removed therefrom manually or withoutthe use of an instrument, such as is used for cutting or removing thewires ordinarily employed for securing the stoppers in bottles.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A closure for bottles and the like, comprising two members each ofwhich has its outer edge downturned and bent inwardly, one of saidmembers having on its inner edge a loop and the other member having onits inner edge a tongue adapted to be passed through said loop andengaged therewith, substantially as described.

2. A closure for bottles and the like, comprising .two semi-circularmembers each having its outer edge downturned and bent inwardly, one ofsaid members having a plu- FRANK T. ROBINSON.

Witnesses:

OHAs. O. TILLMAN, A. GUs'rAFsoN.

